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Retail Ripoffs - List of 10 Tactics

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:15:39 GMT

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TOP TEN RETAIL RIPOFFS EXPOSED!!

The "Bait and Switch" Fraud

The "Keep You Waiting /Wear You Down" Ploy

Extended Warranty Scare Tactics

The "I Made a Mistake Adding This Up" Trick

The "Get `Em Saying Yes" Routine

The "This is the Last One" Ruse

The "Low-Ball" Lie

The "Today Only" Tactic

The "Paperwork" Euphemism

The "Turn Over" Maneuver

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33 Names of things you didn't think had names

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:58:10 GMT

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29. SNORKEL BOX
A mailbox with a protruding receiver to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars.

30. SPRAINTS
Otter dung.

31. TANG
The projecting prong on a tool or instrument.

32. WAMBLE
Stomach rumbling.

33. ZARF
A holder for a handleless coffee cup.

And Deepti's Octothorpe's in the list too......now, everyone try saying hemidemisemiquaver 10 times fast!

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1. AGLET
The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.

2. ARMSAYE
The armhole in clothing.

3. CHANKING
Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.

4. COLUMELLA NASI
The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.

5. DRAGÉES
Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.

6. FEAT
A dangling curl of hair.

7. FERRULE
The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.

8. HARP
The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.

9. HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER
A 64th note. (A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)

10-13. JARNS, NITTLES, GRAWLIX and QUIMP
Various squiggles used to denote cussing in comic books.

14. KEEPER
The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.

15. KICK or PUNT
The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles. It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity.

16. LIRIPIPE
The long tail on a graduate's academic hood.

17. MINIMUS
The little finger or toe.

18. NEF
An ornamental stand in the shape of a ship.

19. OBDORMITION
The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is `asleep'.

20. OCTOTHORPE
The symbol `#' on a telephone handset. Bell Labs' engineer Don Macpherson created the word in the 1960s by combining octo-, as in eight, with the name of one of his favourite athletes, 1912 Olympic decathlon champion Jim Thorpe.

21. OPHRYON
The space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.

22. PEEN
The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.

23. PHOSPHENES
The lights you see when you close your eyes hard. Technically the luminous impressions are due to the excitation of the retina caused by pressure on the eyeball.

24. PURLICUE
The space between the thumb and extended forefinger.

25. RASCETA
Creases on the inside of the wrist.

26. ROWEL
The revolving star on the back of a cowboy's spurs.

27. SADDLE
The rounded part on the top of a matchbook.

28. SCROOP
The rustle of silk.

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Ninjawords.com <-- Amazing Dictionary

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:44:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Cool, fast dictionary

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Resources for Young Entrepreneurs - Tipsheet

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:51:48 GMT

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Clip Source: www.businessweek.com

Resources for Young Entrepreneurs

Wharton Business Plan Competition
The Wharton Business Plan Competition provides numerous workshops, panel talks, and, most important, written feedback from judges including venture capitalists, successful entrepreneurs, and other business leaders who can help pinpoint strengths and weaknesses in a business concept. Wharton's contest only requires one team member to come from the student body. Wharton BPC Web site: bpc.wharton.upenn.edu

National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, www.nfte.com, brings business smarts to youth in low-income urban and rural areas.

Top Entrepreneurship Programs
Some of the nation's top entrepreneurship programs are located at Babson College, www3.babson.edu/eship; Clark University, clarku.edu/clarkinnovation; the University of Southern California, marshall.usc.edu; and Wichita State University, webs.wichita.edu/?u=entre

International Entrepreneurship MBA
Georgia State University has an unusual MBA program focused specifically on international entrepreneurship: www.internationalentrepreneurship.com. It was created by faculty member Jim Beach of the university's Robinson College of Business Institute of International Business.

Collegiate Entrepreneurs Association
The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Assn., www.c-e-o.org, and several similar groups operate on many college campuses to support and encourage students who own businesses.

Entrepreneurs' Organization
The Entrepreneurs' Organization sponsors student programs and undergraduate student entrepreneurship awards, www.eonetwork.org. A related business group, The Young President's Organization, www.ypo.org, focuses on global business leaders.

Incubators
Incubators, such as the Wharton Venture Initiation Program, wep.wharton.upenn.edu/startups/vip.html, and the Babson Hatchery, www3.babson.edu/ESHIP/academic/co-curricular/hatcheries.cfm, nurture and develop startups.

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